In practice this award was the precursor to the Medal of Honor introduced during the Civil War. After a long period of disuse, Badge of Military Merit was reinstituted in 1932 as the Purple Heart and is a decoration for members of the armed forces wounded or killed in action or as a result of a terrorist attack.
There is very little precipitation in the Mediterranean chaparral. The average annual precipitation is 10-20 inches. The kind of precipitation is rain. The average rainfall for the entire winter is 6.8 inches. The average rainfall for the entire spring is 2.2 inches. The average rainfall for summer is .2 inches. The average rainfall for fall is 4.2 inches.
1 Average monthly temperatures vary by 3.2 Â°C (5.8Â°F). This indicates that the continentality type is hyperoceanic,subtype truly hyperoceanic. 2  Total annual Precipitation averages 3851.2 mm (151.6 inches) which is equivalent to 3851.2 Litres/m (94.46 Gallons/ft).  On average there are 1274 hours of sunshine per year.